Homemade MIL Eliminators **PICS**

[Skud]

Last week I posted an article from a cougar forum that explained how to build you own MIL eliminators and how O2 sensors work. I decided to build a couple to put on my stang and I snapped a few pics for you all to enjoy..

The article can be found here--> http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=8

I haven't enclosed this one yet, but for the other one, I mixed up some epoxy and coated it. After it dried, I used heatshrink andseald it all up..

I'll be testing these out this weekend, so I'll let you guys know how they work!!

Riley

 

[Skud]

I put my exhaust on this weekend and it went on well.

The only thing that gave us a problem was the NAPA stud kit I bought for the driver side didn't fit. The threads weren't deep enough and made the studs too tight to fit on the manifold. Even the nuts supplied with the stud wouldn't go on easily. Running a tap through the manifold and around the studdidn't help it was still way too tight, so I took the bench grinder to the shoulder of the stock studs and using those.

The MIL eliminators I made work great!! I drove 600km this weekend and no SES light. 400km of that was through the rain and they held up well. I was impressed.

One other thing I can recommend is that you buy "band" clamps instead of using the Magnaflow supplied "U" clamps. I had leaks at every connection in the muffler. Not major, but enough to be spitting water out of and to give that "pffftt" "pffftt" "pffftt" sound.

The fitment of the o/r X was amazing. It literally bolted right up and hugs the bottom of the car very well. I've yet to bottom it out yet. The passenger side studs are a little difficult to get at, but with about 18" of extensions and a swivel it made the job easy as pie. The driver side was easy once we got the studs out.

With all that said I HIGHLY recommend the Magnaflow catback and O/R X pipe!! Great fitment, satinless steel construction, polished mufflers, and a great sound make this an excellent addition to anyone's stang.


Riley

 

[sporadic]

Great thread!

 

[streetstang03]

can u put them on tonite???? i wanna know how they work out!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha! how much did it cost to make them???

 

[Skud]

can u put them on tonite???? i wanna know how they work out!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha! how much did it cost to make them???

They're already on.. and they work.. Just like I said in my post..

Riley

 

[69fb00GT]

thanks for posting!

 

[streetstang03]

They're already on.. and they work.. Just like I said in my post..

Riley

oops, i didnt see that post where u updated it
awesome that it works!!! im going to build my own now

 

[Skud]

oops, i didnt see that post where u updated it
awesome that it works!!! im going to build my own now

No Problem..

I got enough parts to make 4 of them (4 of everything). Plus I bought about 20 feet of heatshrink in different sizes.

All that cost me $13.00 Canadian..

Riley

 

[zgarske1038]

im goin to radio shack tomarrow to pick up some stuff to make some MIL eliminators as well in preperation of my long tube and o/r x this week extending my o2 sensors on the headers as well

 

[dhrusk1]

Did you connect the resistor to the cap, I looked at the diagram on your link and that is what it looks like you are supposed to do.

 

[Skud]

Did you connect the resistor to the cap, I looked at the diagram on your link and that is what it looks like you are supposed to do.

Yes, the resistor connects the two red wires together. The only way for electricity to go thorugh the red wire is through the resistor. The cap connects the black and red wires together..

If you notice, there is a bar connecting the two black together, but there isn't one connecting the two reds.

Riley

 

[zgarske1038]

what size wire is that anyways

 

[Skud]

I don't think it really matters. 16 gauge will be more than sufficient. I don't think the stock stuff is even 18 gauge..

Riley